It has arrived - Smith 64 'Airweight' Custom, Semi-Fitzed Snubby

[ISCS Yoda]

TheShootist1894 outdid himself for me and the gun he calls a

Smith 64 'Airweight' Custom, Semi-Fitzed Snubby

has arrived!

His pictures are better than mine so I'll use his - a range report will appear soon!

Oh, I should note - it's all steel, and Cerkoted - but the barrel is from a blown up Model 12 so it says Airweight. Kind of hilarious in my view.

When I think of it I'll post the serial number and then it will be a known gun and nobody will ever be able to pass it off as a factory quirk. Not that anyone knowledgeable wouldn't know but, just in case, I'll go public.

Remember, this gun started out as a beat up, double action only, bobbed hammer, 4" barrel, re-import, with the worst trigger imaginable. You see it now all modified and sexy and business-like with a great trigger, relieved trigger guard (thus "semi-fitzed"), Senior Chief anchor engraving, opened rear sight - just SAWEEEET!

Thank you Shootist1894!

 

[jimmyj]

IMPRESSIVE WEAPON

 

[S&W Fan]

Holy Guacamole that's sweet!!!!

 

[Zipdog]

Finally something cool on here. I've seen enough stock grail guns to last me a lifetime. Nice to see something different and well done. Thanks for showing.

 

[cleans up]

Looks nice! Got any pics from before? Sounds like a remarkable transformation

 

[Frank46]

Beautiful revolver but the USN and anchor engraving is the iceing on the cake. Frank

 

[STCM(SW)]

Nice!
Too bad you didn't make Master Chief!
Two stars are better then one......

 

[steelslaver]

Great looking gun. Collectables are fine, but, a personal custom is great.

 

[326MOD10]

That is pretty nice and I agree with the aspect of having your own design and personalization.

I have kicked around getting something done for years and just ordered a model 64 LE trade in to use because of this thread and a couple others I have seen.

Enjoy.

 

[Sixgun100]

Wow!

That is just awesome......

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Looks nice! Got any pics from before? Sounds like a remarkable transformation

Yep, no problem - it's right here:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/members/iscs-yoda-albums-s-and-w-revolvers-picture12700-m-64-dao.html

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Too bad you didn't make Master Chief!
Two stars are better then one......

Yeah, but even numbered Chiefs are the best!

Beautiful revolver but the USN and anchor engraving is the iceing on the cake

Exactly why I had him do that - having all that quality work done and not personalizing it just didn't seem quite right to me.

Tomorrow I shoot it!

 

[DevilDog72]

W O W, now that is what I call.... impressive. Nice...... really nice.
Enjoy it and carry it every day. Almost too nice for a ... swabby.

 

[watsonrg]

Looks great brother. Enjoy!

 

[Engine49guy]

Very nice ,
Quick question how sure are you that he used your original cylinder?
IIRC the Model 12 has a longer cylinder thats actually the same length as a Model 19-5 cylinder and the Model 12 barrel has a shorter forcing cone to mate to it.
While a Model 10/64 barrel forcing cone could be shortened to work with a Model 12 cylinder the Model 12 barrel cannot be "stretched" to mate with a Model 10/64 cylinder.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Quick question how sure are you that he used your original cylinder?

Because he would have told me if he had to replace the cylinder. Actually, I wouldn't care if he changed the cylinder as long as it was steel and not an alloy but the subject never came up so I have to presume it's the original cylinder.

But since you asked I'll ask him and we shall see what he says.

 

[dscampbell]

Very impressive workmanship


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[les.b]

That is a stunning transformation, Chief, and the stocks are pretty nice too!!! Congratulations on a great, practical handgun. Please post a range report!! Thanks for sharing.

Best Regards, Les

 

[ContinentalOp]

As I said in the other thread, that is a great gun. It's nearly what I would consider my dream snub.

I should've asked this in the other thread, but would you mind sharing what kind of grips those are? I really like the shape.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I should've asked this in the other thread, but would you mind sharing what kind of grips those are? I really like the shape.

I wish I could answer that but I cannot. They're after market, of course, and were on the gun, badly fitted, when I got it. Shootist1894 fit them onto the gun better and made them shine!

I really like the way they feel in my hand and with the checkering on the backstrap they feel even better than you might imagine - range report coming soon!